Operator's Manual

6.Raiseorlowerthecasterwheeltubetoachievethe
sweepareaasstatedinCheckingtheSweepingPath
(page15).
Note:Selectanyholecombinationthatisinalignment
toplaceandlatchtheretainingpin;matchthesame
positionontheotherside.
7.Fornetuningadjustments,slidetheadjustersleeve
1pinholeupordownonthecasterwheeltubeto
adjustthebroomheightin3mm(1/8inch)increments
(Figure17).Repeatsteps5through7fortheother
casterwheel.
•Toraisethebroomin3mm(1/8inch)increments,
slightlyraisetheadjustersleeveandinsertthepin
intothenextpinholebelowthecurrentholeused.
•Tolowerthebroomin3mm(1/8inch)increments,
slightlylowertheadjustersleeveandinsertthepin
intothenextpinholeabovethecurrentholeused.
8.Whenyouattainthedesiredheight,securethepinon
eachcasterwheel,andcheckthesweepingarea.
AdjustingtheBroomSide
Angle
1.Disengagethebroomandstoptheengine.
2.Waitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Pushtheleverdownwiththethumbofyourrighthand
(Figure6).
4.Squeezetheleftwheel-clutchlevertothehandleand
pushthebroomhousingtothedesiredangle.
Note:Thebroomcanrotate19°totherightorleft,
orstraightahead.
5.Oncethebroomispositioned,releasethebroomangle
lever.
6.Releasetheleftwheel-clutchleverandmakesurethat
thebroomislockedintoplace.
UsingtheAlternateCaster
Location
Whenworkinginsnow ,mountthecastersbehindthebroom
bristles(Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Hardware
2.Caster
ClearingaCloggedBroom
WARNING
Therotatingbroomcouldcauseseriousinjury.
Shutoffthemachineandallowallrotatingpartsto
stopbeforecleaningthebroom.
•Ifthebroombecomesclogged,stayintheoperating
positionandreleasethelefttraction-drivelever.While
engagingthebroom,pushdownonthehandlestoraise
thefrontofthemachineafewcentimeters(inches)offthe
pavement.Thenliftthehandlesquicklytobumpthefront
ofthemachineonthepavement.Repeatifnecessary.
•Ifyoucannotunclogthebroombybumpingthefront
ofthemachine:
–Parkthemachineonlevelground.Stoptheengine,
waitforallmovingpartstostop,anddisconnectthe
spark-plugwire.
–Sharpobjectscanbecomeentangledinbristles.Use
glovesandcautionwhenremovingforeignobjects
fromthebroom;donotuseyourhands.
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